Siri Christiansen
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Siri Christiansen
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Ba’al Shem of London’s grave in Mile End’s Alderney Road Cemetery
Behind an anonymous brick wall in Alderney Road off of Mile End Road lies the oldest Ashkenazi cemetery in the U.K. Founded in 1696 and...
Mile End Pogrom: the violent aftermath of the Battle of Cable Street
The Battle of Cable Street is remembered still to this day as a striking mobilisation against the rise of fascism in the years leading up...
“Mendoza the Jew”: the boxing pioneer who fought antisemitism one jab at a time
Inside the ring, his innovative techniques raised the sport from primitive punch-throwing to a strategic artform, while outside it, his visibility offered a rare account...
Unearthing the oldest Jewish cemetery in the UK
‘It was while researching her Jewish ancestry that archivist and genealogist Imogen Rush came across the first ever Jewish cemetery in the U.K - the...
The Novo Cemetery: a landmark of Jewish history hidden in plain sight
The Novo Cemetery marks the beginning of an integrated Anglo-Jewish community', with 'indistinguishable, rich merchants from the West Indies lie next to poor cigar makers...
Local actor Jennifer Dixon on breaking boundaries in the London theatre scene
'Sense of community is the soul of this area, Roman Road included. I felt so out of place when I first came to London but...